31 ‘ticked’ Bold & Beautiful swimmers.
Beautiful flat water and swimming in the rain made for a lovely mystical swim this morning.
5 swimmers braved a second lap; 2 in wetsuits John Bond and Matt Christie and 3 in no wetsuits, Michael Christie Princess Pete and Robin Turner.
Cathie Coleman lost her goggles trying to catch a baby wave and Lesley Coulter just scooped them us as if they’d swum to her like a baby taking it’s first steps to it’s mummy.
Oh, did I mention baby…
EXCITING B&B BABY UPDATE:
Peter and Sheri Bowes had a beautiful baby girl, Brigitte Bowes born yesterday at 4pm, weighing 7lb 6oz which is ~3.3kg !! Congratulations Peter and Sheri and welcome to the world and to B&B BB 🙂
Check out the gorgeous photo below of Sheri and Brigitte only a couple of hours old. Sheri you look terrific and Brigitte looks very beautiful and content in pink 😉
Needless to say Pete fronted very proudly to swimming this morning and not only for one lap but a double !!
Other’s however, namely Jim Stackpool and Errol Abbott, forgot to turn their clocks forward so they turned up, not so proudly, to swimming an hour late 😉 at least they swam unlike Iain McGregor and Yasmin Maksut who just snuck into Brekkie and hoped we wouldn’t notice… yeh right !
Maureen Rath had been busy baking for this morning’s teddy bears picnic in support of Manly in the grand final today – Go Manly !!
Robin Turner has been inspired and has promised to bake for us tomorrow, or was that us saying that ?? Oh well I guess we’ll find out tomorrow. Peter Wood definitely promised Baklava though, that much is definitely true !!
Tim’s fact of the day: “Catfish have 100,000 taste buds.”. They will be handy for the après swim goodies tomorrow 😉
Water Temperature 17.2 degrees.
Air Temperature 12.5 degrees.
Sunrise 6.32am.
Sunset 6.58pm.
High Tide: 11.46am.
Low Tide: 6.32pm
18 comments
Gaetan
October 2, 2011 at 10:05 am
“Finally” (sorry Iain 🙂 baby Bowes has arrived! Congrats once again Sherri and Peter! Mum and baby look great!
Well done to all swimmers this morning for waking up an hour earlier and daring to go out with this awful weather!
Go the Sea Eagles!
Anna Alvsdotter
October 2, 2011 at 10:23 am
Hooray for Brigitte and her parents! Congratulations Sheri and Pete, I’m so happy for you. And judging by the picture of Pete this morning, you are one happy daddy indeed. Wonderful.
Anna Alvsdotter
October 2, 2011 at 10:26 am
ps. perfect morning for a sleep-in 😉
Then take reluctant Lola for a morning walk in the rain. I’m on patrol this arvo if anyone feels like coming down to the beach, ha ha.
Jane
October 2, 2011 at 12:24 pm
Lesley – great to catch Cathie’s goggles, but where were you on Friday morning when I needed you?
Little Tiger
October 2, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Welcome, little Brigitte. Looking forward to meeting you. Congratulations Sheri & Pete. A job well done.
Lovely swim, beautiful colours this morning.
Hey Rob, I can’t wait to taste your cakes tomorrow. GO MANLY !!!!!
Lesley
October 2, 2011 at 1:03 pm
I gotta say I am normally not ‘into babies’ but Brigette is one very CUTE little baby!! Congratulations to you both and hello to Brigette!
I loved the eery-ness of the swim today! Bl#@dy cold tho!
Lesley
October 2, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Weird ..they floated straight to me! Jane I think i saw yours at the deepest point on the way over to shelly! There is definitely a pair of goggles down there in amongst the seaweed!
Jenny Knapman
October 2, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Congrats to Peter, Sheri and Brigitte. All well and happy. Great to see!
Neil
October 2, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Yes congratulations from me to all three. You are definatley the man of the house now. Lovely looking cakes this morning.
Tim
October 2, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Grand Final – Steyne – Today from 4.30 ish
Go Manly
Linda
October 2, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Congratulations Sheri and Pete on your bundle of joy xxx
Sheri how do you still manage to look beautiful and stunning even after childbirth..amazing xxxx
Cae Tolman
October 2, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Hi all… I assume bolder dashes are off for a few weeks but anyone meeting at 0620 for an early run to shelly?
Little Tiger
October 2, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Yipee !!!!!!
Go you good things.
Anna Alvsdotter
October 2, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Some more on the shark attack in South Africa: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/10/02/south-africa-shark-attack-michael-cohen-obsessed-by-swimming-with-the-predators-in-attack-hotspot-115875-23460187/
Do all b&b’ers know how to put on a tourniquet…? Could be useful, apparently.
jan
October 2, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Congrats sheri and Pete
Sherieli
October 3, 2011 at 8:34 am
Thank you for all the congratulations. Brigitte and I are doing well, and we can’t wait to come down for a swim. Brigitte is very excited to meet all the wonderful people who are the B&B family! 🙂 xxx
Nick tb
October 3, 2011 at 10:33 am
Another Angel for this world .. Congratulations Sheri and Pete!!
Bella (at least I swam with the dolphins) Wakes-Miller
October 4, 2011 at 7:10 am
Awesome news Pete and Sheri, baby Brigitte is heavenly. Can’t wait to meet her. Love Bella.